Which to use
“gafe” and “gaze” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,467
- “gafe” frequency rank
- #42,478
- “gaze” frequency rank
- 78945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gafe | gaze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou palavra impensada que involuntariamente causa constrangimento ao autor e/ou às pessoas a ele próximas | tecido leve e transparente |
Letter map: gafe vs gaze
Shared letters muted; letters that set gafe and gaze apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: gafe and gaze
gafe and gaze are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - f in “gafe” becomes z in “gaze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gafe is recorded at frequency rank #36,467, classified as anoun. gaze is at rank #42,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɡa.zɨ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 78945, this pair ranks #1,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gafe vs gaze
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "gafe": f. Private to "gaze": z.
"gafe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "gaze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gafe" and "gaze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gafe" or "gaze"?
After this comparison
You've compared "gafe" and "gaze". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "gafe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gaze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gafe" and "gaze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gain vs gaze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.